The head of a Tunisian opposition party, Lotfi Mraihi, who has announced his intention to run in a presidential election set for October 6th, has been arrested by police on suspicion of money laundering. According to politicians and local media, Mraihi, the leader of Republican Union Party, and one of the most prominent critics of President Kais Saied, was arrested late on Wednesday. Tunis court spokesman said earlier this week that Mraihi faces charges of money laundering and opening bank accounts abroad without a license from the central bank.
Lawyers for Abir Moussi, leader of Tunisia’s Free Constitutional Party, have launched an appeal against charges that could lead
Libya’s acting head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taher Al-Baour, met with the Dutch Ambassador to Tripoli, Joost
Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk,
Delegates completed a conference in Niamey this week, intended to show solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS). The
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